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HR 533 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Public contracts and procurement

To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

Introduced: January 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 14, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires each executive agency to take into account a contractor's training programs in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million. Contracting officers must give consideration to a contractor that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with the agency's needs. In assessing past performance, contracting officers must consider the manner in which an incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor's workforce.

Each agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.

What's happening now January 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 29, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 14, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 533: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-533/
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"H.R. 533: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-533/.
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H.R. 533, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-533/.
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[H.R. 533: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-533/)
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